The s have fully revamped their protection, and nothing emphasizes that greater than evaluating final season’s preliminary 53-man roster with this season’s . Whereas there are solely six new gamers on the offense this season, there are 15 new gamers on the protection.
Offensively, there are not any new additions at quarterback or tight finish. Indianapolis has one new working again behind Jonathan Taylor in rookie seventh-rounder Seth McGowan.
On the offensive line, there are two new additions – Jalen Farmer, a 2026 draft choose, and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, whom the s acquired in a commerce with the s. Each gamers are thought of depth items.
At broad receiver, they traded Michael Pittman away to the Pittsburgh Steelers. However there are three new additions – seasoned veteran Keenan Allen, seventh-round choose Deion Burks, and veteran Laquon Treadwell, who spent the start of the 2024 and 2025 seasons on the apply squad.
Defensively, the Colts have a completely new linebacker room apart from Jaylon Carlies, who began final season on injured reserve (IR). Their different 5 linebackers – CJ Allen, Bryce Boettcher, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Austin Ajiake and s – are all new to the preliminary 53-man roster.
Allen and Boettcher have been a part of the Colts’ draft class whereas Chambers was signed as an undrafted free agent in Could. Davis-Gaither goes into his seventh season within the NFL and spent final yr with the s, and Ajiake truly performed 16 video games for Indianapolis final season however began off the yr on the apply squad.
On the defensive position are 5 new gamers – Arden Key, Michael Clemons, George Gumbs, Caden Curry and Jerry Tillery. Key signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the Colts within the offseason after spending the previous three years with AFC South rival, the s.
Clemons was beforehand drafted by the New York Jets within the fourth spherical again in 2022 and was signed by Indianapolis as a free agent in March, and Tillery was one other free agent pickup. Gumbs and Curry have been each a part of the Colts’ draft class.
Within the secondary, Indianapolis has 5 new gamers from final yr’s preliminary 53-man roster – two at cornerback and three at security. The largest identify is All-Professional cornerback Sauce Gardner, who the Colts acquired mid-season final yr. Indianapolis’ different new cornerback is Justin Walley, who missed all of final season on IR. At security, the brand new additions are rookie AJ Haulcy and Hunter Wohler, who, like Walley, missed final season with an harm. Jonathan Owens is on his third workforce prior to now 4 years.
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